Removable warp-beam head



Aug.'11, 1925'. 1,549,604

E. C. NEU

REMOVABLE WARP BEAM HEAD Filed March 28, 1925 WITNESSES Q INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 11, 1925.

UNITED STTES EUGENE cam. NEU, on wnsrnonoxnn, new JERSEY.

REMOVABLE WARP-BEAM HEAD.

, Application filed March 28, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE O. Nun, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of West Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Removable l/Varp-Beam Head, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to warp beams and particularly to an improved construction thereof and to the construction of the heads whereby the beam may function ordinarily in the usual manner and whenever desired the heads may be removed for storage, shipment or disposal in any desired way.

An object of the invention is to provide a warp beam with removable heads and associated parts which will permit the beam to function in the usual manner when in use and permit the heads to be removed so as to shift or move the filled beams from place to place without danger of loosing the heads.

Another object in view is to provide a warp beam wherein the heads may be readily removed and readily applied and when in position will be firmly locked so that they will function in the same manner as if they were integral with the beam.

In the accompanying drawing--v Figure 1 is a side view of a warp beam with certain parts shown in section disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 approximately on line 22.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through F igure 1 on line 33, the same being on a reduced scale.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates the beam which is provided with heads 2 and 3 and with adjustable members 4: and 5 held in place in any suitable manner, as for instance, clamping bolts 6 and 7 positioned in blocks 8 and 9. When silk or other yarn is being wound on the beam 1, the members 1 and 5 are adjusted to the desired distance apart and then the yarn is wound thereon usually until the wound yarn reaches the periphery of members 4: and 5. Heretofore, the silk or other yarn wound on the beam was wound in the usual manner and the beam heads left in place as they were formed substanwithout the heads.

Serial No. 19,106.

tially integral with the beam. When the beam was shipped from place to place, as,

for instance, from one mill to another, it required more space and also weighed more so that the freight was appreciably more than if the heads 2 and 3 were removed. Also by leaving the heads 2 and 3 in posi tion as heretofore was necessary, an appreciable amount of breakage took place. In the present invention, instead of making the heads 2 and 3 substantially integral with the beam 1, they are made removable and the beam 1 is adapted to be moved from place to place or shipped long distances When the beam arrives at the place where it is to be used, the heads 2 and 3 are applied and then the beam is placed in position for use.

In order to provide proper heads 2 and 3, the beam 1 is offset at each end to form shoulders 10 and a reduced portion 11. Preferably a sheet metal cap 12 is arranged 1 over each of the reduced portions 11, said cap being held in place by any suitable means, as for instance, screws 13. It is understood that the beam 1 may be made of wood or other material and when made of wood which is usual, the caps 12 are very desirable as they prevent any bruising or breaking of the beams at the ends. Also, the metal caps 12 areprovided with square holes 14 so as to receive the square portion 15 of the bar or journal rod 16, which bar or journal 'rod is formed with round ends 17 whereby the beam may be mounted in suitable journal members and rotated as desired. Each of the heads 2 and 3 is provided with a socket 18 which snugly fits over the cap 12 so that there will be no loose motion between the parts. Also, the heads 2 and 3 are each provided with a comparatively long hub 19 for receivingone or more set screws 20 which pinch the square portion of bar 16 and in that manner lock the heads against independent rotary movement and against independent longitudinal movement.

lVhat I claim is:

A warp beam, comprising a beam body formed with reduced ends, a metal cap fitting over said ends, a removable head for each end of said beam body, each of said heads being formed with a socket of appreciable depth, said sockets being adapted to receive the entire reduced ends of said beam body, a square shaft extending through said beam bodyand through said heads, each of said heads having a hub having a square aperture for accommodating said shaft, a set screw carried by each of said hubs adapted to pinch said shaft so as to prevent independent movement of the head in respect to the shaft, and a pair of adjustable yarn supporting members mounted on said beam body.

EUGENE CARL NEU. 

